St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-06
The United States cruiser Atlanta has gone

10 Ahe OHlteu otateS cruiser Atlanta has gOr
lg to sea from Newport, R. l., with the boar
ID appointed to inquire into the damage
e sustained by the vessel during the firing
"a the guns on her recent cruise.
le The United States steamer Trenton, whic
= sailed from Norfolk, Va, for Rio Janeiro ha
- on board the relief officers and crew for tn
= Lancaster. now at Rio. The Lancaster
u present officers and crew will be brough
r back to New York by the Trenton abou
II November |.
o DR.. E. D. Standiford, prominent capital
o lst of Kentucky, and a candidate for Unitet
l. States senator to succeed Beck, has died il
o Louisville. He had been in ill-health fO
= three months, and his condition became Sc
+ rlous three weeks ago. Two weeks ago ht
= was married to young lady of Paducah
3 he leaves seven children. He was fiftv-si4
g years OF age. His death leaves Mr.. Beck the
q only present announced candidate for United
f states senator in Kentucky.
: George H. Patch, military editor of the
Boston Globe and ex-commander of the
Grand Army of the department of Massa-
J chusetts, has died in Boston of pneumonia.
During thunderstorm at Lock Haven.
Pa, lightning struck the railroad track lead
ing into the fire-clay mine at Farrandsville
All the men in the mine were stunned and
two of them were severely injured.
telegram from Susquehanna, Pa, SAYS
the rainstorm there was the most destruc-
tive ever experienced. The track of the
Erie road for 900 feet has been washed into
the Susquehanna river at Red Rock, four
miles west, impeding traffic. The Jefferson
branch is abandoned on account of land
slides. Bridges have been washed away and
highways and roads DESTROYED Several
houses were carried down the creeks. The
loss in the immediate vicinity of Susque-
hanna is $4,000. Travel west on the Erie
| was resumed
The Warner block in Minneapolis was
damaged by fire to the extent of $4,000.
Several firemen were injured. Oliver A.
Burns is believed to have been fatally in
jured by falling chimney
| The Commercial Hotel and several stores
in Kankanna, Wis, have been burned.
Loss, s25, ,0O0k The fire was started by small
boys in barn.
Sheriff Matson, at Chicago, has caused a
circular to be printed offering, on his own
account, reward of 81, 500 for the capture
of McGarigle. The circular will be sent to
all the principal cities of the country.
Edward D. Fox, private secretary to Gov
ernor Greene, of New Jersey, was drugged in
bar-room at Newark and robbed of valua-
BILE gold watch which had been presented to
him by six ex-governors of the State.
Some unknown scoundrels entered the |
of +Io
cotton mill, at Manville, r. l., and by run
ming knife along the tops of the rolls,
ruined 5000 yards of fancy goods on the
looms The mill was recently the scene of a
weavers strike.
The last Legislature of Alabama estab-
ished a State university for colored people,
to be located in the place offering the largest
inducements. The trustees met in Mont
gomery and unanimously decided to estab-
llsh the university there. The contest was
close between Montgomery and Birming-
ham, the former offering 5000 in money
and three acres Of land, the latter offering
$1,000 and six acres of land. A petition
numerously signed by the white people of
Birmingham was presented opposing the
location of the university in that city. The
great bulk of The donations offered by both
cities consisted of voluntary subscriptions
by colored people. The university will be
opened for students October 1 next.
The will ofthe late William Glenn, pro-
bated recently in Cincinnati, bequeaths
S32, 600 to religious and educational organiza-
lions. The principal bequests are $1,000 each
to the Ohio Wesleyan University, Wesleyan
Female College, Of Cincinnati, and St. Paul's
NJ. E. Church. of Cincinnati, for local mis-
sions. .
John Thomas, Clinton Thomas and Walter :
Hobbie were drowned by getting into :
while bathing at Smiths ferry, !
lear Galena, Ill. ,
At Wilkesbarre Pa, Charles May, a work $
nan on the scaffolding of the new bridge,
ell into the river and was drowned. While 7
). H. Carey, photographer, was boating q
With two ladies' the boat struck the same ',
and was upset, and Carey was
rowned.
Joseph Gaback and Henry Doyle were o.
illed near Leadville, Col, by the premature v
xpl9sion of blast S
A recent storm did much damage near -, ~
on the East Pennsylvania branch ir
1 IHe hcdu1liS RAILROAD. SeVeral DaQ wash w
uts occurred on the railroad which it will =
ike some days to repair. Many dwellings g
-ere flooded, and the barns of Joel Reichert r.
nd James B. Stauffer, near Boyertown, Sc
ere destroyed by lightning Several horses fiji
erished in Reichert's barn. A washout
,yeral hundred feet long is reported at Ma
lngie, on the railroad. The Methodist O.
lurch at Litiz was badly damaged by light
ing. Thirty families were flooded out of
eir houses in the lower part of Reading by .--
le breaking Of a culvert. J"
At Lebanon, Tenn N B. Lester shot and Fl
lied J. I. Lane, lawyer and prominent ~
tizen. The murder was deliberate and o.
ld-blooded. Lester was very jealous of pc
ane, and had frequently threatened to kill
s own wife on that account. Ia
At mass-meeting Of citizens of Laurens BE
unity, S. c.. resolutions were adopted ex- O.,
essing dissatisfaction at the acquittal of La
hn D. Sheehan for the murder of B. L. He
shop, and pledging themselves individu-
y and collectively to maintain and yindi- W.
te the law of the State in future Co